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Shambha-Lessons Vol.1 – the hip hop history of EDM with DJ Nu-Mark

    Before my first trip to Shambhala last year, I was leery. Not of the EDM mecca itself — legendary in music-loving circles all over B.C. and beyond —…

Will to game: Starbound

Entry 01: The journey beings

Music rags: An awkward date with a teen pop idol

Aaron Carter tries to show Canada some love

Battle royale with cheese

The search for heaven between two buns

For new poetry fans

An interview with John Barton and Chris Hutchinson

Comfort is key at Couch* art gallery

After interrupting a Friday evening of wine and friends, Tanya Horn and Ian Scanlan, a newly married couple, sat before me on the very couch that shaped the character of…

New Uno Fest play delights

After the curtain closed on Shangri-La, another entry in the Intrepid Theatre’s Uno Fest lineup, I started thinking about how the play got its name. It could describe 14-year-old Jeanne’s…

Foo Ramen Bar offers instant satisfaction

If you’re like me, you’ve spent many hasty meals hovering over a sad bowl of warm, flaccid ramen noodles. At times, you might have gotten creative and swirled in an…

Growth defines Kaley Bird’s latest record

Having listened to Edmonton-based singer/songwriter Kaley Bird’s latest album before our interview, it was clear that the honest voice on the album was the same one talking to me on…